Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-15
DAKOTA CONVERSATIONS.

FarRo's city tax is IA mills. The annual
appropriation is $63, 600.
Territorial Treasurer Apparent Law
Ter is the happy father OF o bouncing
girl
An agent OF the government labor
bureau is looking mp divorce statistics
at B~rooklngs.
O. s. Ross, oolored, was sentenced to
the penitentisry for two years, at Bis
marcF Monday for laroency.
The Manitoba road hes Withdrawn its
injunction against the farmers ware
house company at Claremont.
Houses for rent are in great demand
in ~Bridgewster, there being no less than
four applicants who cannot be supplied.
The total tax levy for Mcpherson
county for 1887, aside from the town.
ship school and civil township tax, is
IS 9-l0ths mills.
Governor Church apologies for dis
missing Coils. Webb and Brown from the
Dakota guards and holds their dismissal
in allegiance to allow them to resign.
Congressman Allen, OF Michigan, has
consented to deliver an address at
Mitchell during the fair, which is to be
| held from the 26th to the 30th of the
present month.
Gary has purched ifty-six acres OF
land from the Northwestern railroad for
county fair purposes. The tract is we'll
timbered and watered, and will make a
delightful and charming spot to hold
their fairs.
The annual teachers institute for
Miner county will be held at Howard
September 18th to 3Oth inclusive. Com
ductor, VIII. Dempster, of Huron. In.
struotors, W. IL. Dempster, W. W. Cir.
ton and A. ". McCluran.
The grain business at BridRewater
will be looked after by Bassett Sc Hunt
Ing, D.. Putnam and the farmers pro-
t~ectivs association. This institution com.
menced operations last year, and was a
lively competitor for the Others.
AZ the unanimous request of the board
OF county commissioners, and a reuuest
fotthe bar, the hyde county term OF
district court set for September Doth,
haa been rescinded by order Of the Judge,
the reason for asking this revocation
being contained in this petitions.
George y. Feagles, con OF Rev. Feaples
OF Mencken, Dakota, who is said to be
the finest snap shot in the world, will be
present at the territorial fair, and give
exhibitions daily. 1t is claimed by his
friends that he can do quicker and surer
work with the rifle than DIR. Carver.
The Milwaukee road mas begun run
ming regular passenger and freight
train on its new line from Madison to
Btietol. This line CROSSES the Dakota
Central at Lake Preston, and the Red
field Watertown branch of the North.
western at Elrod, q few miles east OF
| Clark.
The case OF Reesor, charged with
burglary in the elopement case at Frank.
fort in spiEk county, is postponed one
week to allow the parties in the case to
cool off. Reesor will mos. likely be sc-
Quilted. The girl is kept naaer close
surveillance and ia looked mp at night.
Reesor says he will have the girl ii h
takes all winter.
A telegram from the marshal Of Brit.
ton, Marshal county. states that q girl
named Rosea, aud answering the de-
|scription OF the missing girl from Rad.
field died at that place Monday night.
4 telegram from the agent al HIghmore
states that no tr4nk la there which has
been checked fIons Redieid. Friends
Of the missing gill X Redaeld have in